Where does “beguilty” come from?
beguilty (English) comes from English guilty, from Middle English gilty, from Old English gyltiġ, from Old English gylt, from Lithuanian gulti, from Proto-Kartvelian gwel- — snake.
beguilty (English): To render guilty; burden with a sense of guilt
Definitions
- To render guilty; burden with a sense of guilt
Ancestry of “beguilty”, step by step
beguilty traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English guilty
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | guilty | Responsible for a dishonest act; Judged to have... |
| 2 | Middle English | gilty | guilty |
| 3 | Old English | gyltiġ | offending, guilty |
| 4 | Old English | gylt | guilt |
| 5 | Lithuanian | gulti | lie, lie down; fall ill, sick; wilt, droop |
| 6 | Proto-Kartvelian | gwel- | snake |
via English Be
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | Be | As an auxiliary verb |
| 2 | Middle English | be | Alternative form of been; Alternative form of... |
| 3 | Old English | bēo | I become, I will be, I am; bee |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | biumi | first-person singular present active indicative... |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *beuną | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰew- | to grow, swell; to swell, wax, grow; to blow; to... |